Lost settings icon for iPhone 12

how to retrieve settings icon

iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 16, 2025 5:19 AM

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FoxFifth

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Posted on Mar 16, 2025 8:26 AM

The Settings app is not one of the apps that can be deleted but it can be removed from the Home Screen. Go to the App Library (swipe left past your last Home Screen). From there you can touch and hold an app and slide it to the Home Screen.

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FoxFifth

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Mar 16, 2025 8:26 AM in response to CH-ST

The Settings app is not one of the apps that can be deleted but it can be removed from the Home Screen. Go to the App Library (swipe left past your last Home Screen). From there you can touch and hold an app and slide it to the Home Screen.

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